Genealogy

Talking to older people: questions to find out about Ireland’s past and your roots

Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher’s Irish heritage traced through Meath and Mayo

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Ulster Historical Foundation rolls out new expert-led online Irish genealogy course

Free access to newly digitized Hussey-Walsh collection featuring thousands of references to Irish Catholics

RootsIreland grows its Kerry resources with over 13,000 baptismal records from Castlegregory

Irish civil records: what’s online and what’s not online?

Discover your roots in Co. Monaghan with over 15,000 newly added records on RootsIreland

How Esri’s ArcGIS technology is revolutionizing graveyard mapping in Galway

Tracing the Irish ancestry of Tim Walz, running mate to Kamala Harris

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St Valentine’s relics, Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin.

How the relics of St Valentine ended up in Dublin

Mass paths.

Recording Ireland’s mass paths through the voices of Irish emigrants in New York’s Tri-State area

Who was Saint Brigid?

Who was Saint Brigid – did she really exist?

Mugshots of the Birmingham Six – Richard McIlkenny, Paddy Hill, Johnny Walker, Gerry Hunter, Billy Power and Hugh Callaghan.

Belfast, Birmingham and beyond: the Irish diaspora in Britain during The Troubles

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St Valentine’s relics, Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin.

How the relics of St Valentine ended up in Dublin

Mass paths.

Recording Ireland’s mass paths through the voices of Irish emigrants in New York’s Tri-State area

Winter solstice livestream at Newgrange.

Winter solstice to be livestreamed from inside Newgrange passage tomb

The ancient Irish practice of dry stone wall construction has been added to UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.

Ireland’s practice of dry stone wall construction earns UNESCO recognition

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Genealogy questions for older people.

Talking to older people: questions to find out about Ireland’s past and your roots

Liam and Noel Gallagher's Irish heritage.

Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher’s Irish heritage traced through Meath and Mayo

25% off RootsIreland.

Last chance to claim 25% off RootsIreland for new and existing users

Irish Genealogy Essentials course.

Ulster Historical Foundation rolls out new expert-led online Irish genealogy course

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Mass paths.

Recording Ireland’s mass paths through the voices of Irish emigrants in New York’s Tri-State area

Nollaig na mBan

Nollaig na mBan: the traditions and customs associated with Women’s Christmas

Delivering Christmas trees in Waterford city in 1929.

Irish Christmas customs, traditions and beliefs

Fox in Irish folklore.

The fox in Irish folklore

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The ancient Irish practice of dry stone wall construction has been added to UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.

Ireland’s practice of dry stone wall construction earns UNESCO recognition

25% off RootsIreland.

Last chance to claim 25% off RootsIreland for new and existing users

2,000-year-old fig found in Drumanagh promontory fort in north Dublin.

Exotic fig discovery at Drumanagh sheds light on Iron Age diet and trade routes

Robert Fisk Archive.

Trinity receives €200,000 funding to conserve the Robert Fisk Archive

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